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Free America

Author: German-American Bund
Subject: race; nazi; fascism-American
Collection: opensource_media

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Speeches from the famous Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden on Feb. 20, 1939

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Reviewer: dudeman5685 - - May 15, 2007
Subject: A fascinating, and disturbing, piece of history
The German-American Bund was the semi-official US branch of the Nazi party and operated from 1935-1941. While only garnering a few thousand members they attracted alot of media attention and created some disturbances in Yorktown, Manhattan.

This is a transcript of speechs from their most famous rally at Madison Square Gerden on Feb. 20, 1939. Remember that is a few months after Munich and Kristalnacht, and a few weeks before the march into Czechoslavakia.

The program ennuciated here, under the slogan of "Free America" is an application to American circumstances of Nazi policies, including praising of the KKK, Asiatic exclusion, and, most importantaly in this context, immigration quotas. They promise, if put into power, to make sure that all positions of authoirty are occupied by White Gentiles, end "abuses of freedom of the press and speech" stricter race laws and the prohibiton of subversive organizations. At the end of one speech an official ends his diatribe with a call for a "Jew free" America. They remind the audience, again and again, that they are not against the constitution, or American ideals.

This is a valuble window into an wierd and almost forgotten chapter of history that will open your eyes, will cringing your stomachs.

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